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Published 20 Oct 2022, 11:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Arboriculture Services Contract · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Canterbury City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published value£935,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Nov 2022awarded 7 Feb 2023
Awarded to Elite Arborists
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Arboriculture Services Contract within Canterbury City Council district

CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£935,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: May be extended for up to 34 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 45%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality / Weighting: 55: 55%
  • Cost / Weighting: 45: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost / Weighting: 45: 45
  • Quality / Weighting: 55: 55
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
20 Oct 2022, 11:19 BST
Last source update
17 Apr 2023, 17:40 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN638854
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011018
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03774a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Nov 2022 → 17 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    17 Apr 2023, 17:40 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Apr 2023, 17:40 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Elite ArboristsSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Arboriculture Services Contract · Elite ArboristsSME

    Signed
    7 Feb 2023
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic7—£95,000 – £116,139

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Canterbury City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Military Road, Canterbury, South East, CT1 1YWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Elite Arborists LtdAwarded supplier Bank Chambers, 1 Central Avenue, Sittingbourne, South East, ME10 4AE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.